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5 Powerful Questions Teachers Can Ask Students | Edutopia

i think this really says it all. as educators we are focused on asking higher level questions to gauge and understand a student’s learning. the simple questions, like “what do you think”, require a student to process and analyze what they know or have learned, in order to respond. “i don’t know” is not an option. thinking is required. reflection provides the answer.